Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat. Today’s top players don’t have to worry about working a side gig in the offseason. Nine-figure contracts, once unheard of, are now the norm for the biggest baseball stars. Some of the largest contracts are spread out over a dozen years or more.
Here are the top 10 largest baseball contracts in history.
| Rank | Name | Organization | Length of contract | Contract value |
| 1. | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | 12 years (2019-2030) | $426,500,000 |
| 2. | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 years (2021-2032) | $365,000,000 |
| 3. | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | 9 years (2023-2031) | $360,000,000 |
| 4. | Francisco Lindor | New York Mets | 10 years (2022-2031) | $341,000,000 |
| 5. | Fernando Tatís Jr. | San Diego Padres | 14 years (2021-2034) | $340,000,000 |
| 6. | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 years (2019-2031) | $330,000,000 |
| 7. | Giancarlo Stanton | Miami Marlins | 13 years (2015-2027) | $325,000,000 |
| 8. | Corey Seager | Texas Rangers | 10 years (2022-2031) | $325,000,000 |
| 9. | Gerrit Cole | New York Yankees | 9 years (2020-2028) | $324,000,000 |
| 10. | Manny Machado | San Diego Padres | 10 years (2019-2028) | $300,000,000 |
| Trea Turner | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 years (2023-2033) | $300,000,000 |
